and Jacques Audiard for Best Original Song for “El Mal.” None of the winners mentioned Mexico or trans people in their acceptance speeches. Audiard, the film’s director, was offered an ...

The most-nominated non-English film in Oscar history, Emilia Pérez, may be set in Mexico with a Spanish script and song ...

Gascón also seemingly addressed additional controversies with the film, voicing support for Mexico and its residents, following backlash against French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, who previously called ...

Emilia Perez, a musical about a former Mexican cartel boss who transitions into a woman (Karla Sofia Gascon), is one of the most vehemently hated awards season movies of the century... and there is a ...

Few films have caught more backlash during this year’s Academy Awards race than Emilia Pérez, the controversial musical from director Jacques Audiard. While the film debuted to rave reviews at ...

Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Perez” won a raft of prizes, including best film and director, at the 50th edition of the Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is an Oscar contender unlike any other. It’s a musical, a trans parable, and a Mexico-set melodrama, all combined into one unique amalgamation by an ...

Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Perez” won a raft of prizes, including best film and director, at the 50th edition of the Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, on Friday in Paris.